# Sonpurwa Village, Majhiaon, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/majhiaon/sonpurwa/ Village · Majhiaon, Garhwa # Sonpurwa Sonpurwa is a village in Majhiaon sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,726 people in 519 households**, the 7th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.0%. - 2,726people (2011) - 519households - 62.2%literacy - 822114PIN code ## Sonpurwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sonpurwa is 822114.** Sonpurwa falls in Majhiaon sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822114 - Gram panchayatSonpurwa - Community development blockMajhiaon - Census village code347315 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sonpurwa from nearby towns? - Majhiaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Garhwa (district HQ)30 km by road - Majhiaon (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sonpurwa? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sonpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karamdih - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sonpurwa known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sonpurwa Of every 100 households in Sonpurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sonpurwa · ■ Majhiaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****1%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **100% Use banking services ****48%** **46% Television ****3%** **6% Mobile phone ****57%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **100% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sonpurwa? ■ Sonpurwa · ■ Majhiaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **62.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **925 Working population ****52.7%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 49.0% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,402 (98%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Majhiaon - Rampur3,141 people - Purhe3,017 people - Karamdih2,773 people - Tanrhe2,737 people - Bodra2,725 people - Jaharsarai2,460 people - Dawan Kara2,178 people - Karui1,679 people [All 47 villages in Majhiaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/majhiaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sonpurwa?822114 - How far is Sonpurwa from Garhwa?30 km by road - What is the population of Sonpurwa?2,726 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sonpurwa in?Garhwa district (Majhiaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sonpurwa?62.2% (Census 2011)